The designer and creator of this mini-quilt was Alta (Roth) Mellinger (Villa Park, Ill. USA). She has a keen interest in the work of MCC having served for two years in voluntary service with this group. Her father, John Roth, was the founder of the...

"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of documentary...

"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor Commodus for his father...

"Relief from the northern side of the entrance to the Arch of Titus depicting Titus, the conquerer of Jerusalem, in triumph. The tympanum to the top of this scene is elaborately decorated." (caption, p.94); “The panel on the north side shows the...

"The figure traditionally interpreted as Minerva is actually the armed personification of a subjugated people." (Caption, p. 187); "The top of the attic story, set almost 18 meters above the grade, contains holes for the cramps that formerly...

"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four [Antonine] reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor Commodus for...

A group of men in suits and jackets stand under a sign that reads ""Central Relief Drain Extension. Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. Matt H. Crawford, Chairman. J.B.F. Breed, Chief Engineer. Hoag & Rollins. Public Works Contractors. Sewers...

Two men look on as a man, presumably Dr. H. B. Strull, inserts a tongue depressor into the mouth of a man sitting on the hood of the car bearing the sign "Doctor's Office Dr. H.B. Strull" on its windshield. Another man looks into the passenger side...